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Originally Posted by JumpStart
I really want this camera, and will put an order in to my dealer for it. While I want a wide angle lens, I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a lens that would allow me to shoot product shots - things like cameras and accessories that we use all the time.
I also wonder if the non Leica lens manufacturers like VOIGHTLAND who I understand make a lens to mount on M series cameras olso offer the quality the genuine product displays
Thanks
DBK
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I have heard wonderful things about the Voightlaender (usually abbreviated CV for Cosina-Voightlaender) Nokton 50/1.5, and the one that I have is consistent with what I had heard. There's a picture of the bride's boquet shot with this lens in Sean Reid's M8 review chapter 4.
If you want a lens for product shots with the M8 that is inexpensive while almost as sharp and contrasty as anything available for $2000 more, that is where I would start. Contact Steve Gandy at Cameraquest.com and you will have one in 1-2 days. Almost all of the CV lenses come in a Leica thread mount, and you must purchase an M adapter which indicates the correct framing lines to the M8, but Cameraquest handles that.
scott
edit: [HINT] the Nokton 50/1.5 takes a 52 mm IR filter, which is available in Germany but hard to find in the US. It is not one of the sizes that Leica expects to supply.[/HINT]